At the Earl's Pleasure

By: Emberly Adler

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Amelia Lloyd lives on a tightrope. Her husband, Robert, is the son of a wealthy English landowner and is assured a comfortable lifestyle, if he gives up his dalliances with men. So long as he indulges in what society has termed “Gross indecency,” Robert’s father refuses to release his inheritance. Desperately, year after year, Amelia clings to what she knows—maintain appearances, keep the peace, and produce a baby that will prove Robert has changed his ways.

The pressure mounts when the famous playwright, Oscar Wilde, is imprisoned on charges of his own Gross indecency. Wilde’s case grips the country, and Amelia knows her world teeters on the brink of catastrophe.

But when she meets the rakish and charming Earl of Ainsbury, Amelia catapults into something completely new. Their connection is immediate and dizzying as the earl pursues her through the glittering world of the societal elite during the glamorous London Season.

Amelia has found love for the first time in her life. But, the dashing earl is a known womanizer who relishes his shocking reputation. Though he sometimes shows Amelia his softer side, he refuses to be drawn into the romantic ideals she cherishes.

When Robert throws discretion to the wind, Amelia is torn between the two men. Should she abandon the one who has already abandoned her? But can she live and love at the earl’s pleasure?

Note: Portions of this book have been published previously under the title In the Earl's Arms.